Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
20.6° C
4.5° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 3PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
11
12
12
17
17
17
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
0
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
SE
10
SW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:34AM5.53m
10:05PM4.90m
10:13AM5.15m
10:42PM4.58m
10:54AM4.72m
Low Tide
3:59PM0.38m
4:05AM0.97m
4:33PM0.81m
4:40AM1.24m
5:08PM1.26m
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:20
8:17
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
19
21
21
20
17
17
15
15
17
20
21
20
19
Feels °C
15
18
15
14
14
15
14
14
15
16
15
15
13
14
12
10
12
14
16
17
17
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